Josh Hamilton’s reported contract demands may be scaring off the Seattle Mariners.

Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik told the team’s website Friday the M’s likely won’t make a hard push for the free-agent outfielder, citing the possibility that Hamilton’s price "might surpass where we're going to be."

Zduriencik said he wouldn’t completely rule out a Hamilton deal ("You never say never to anything," Zduriencik told the team’s website), but he also said, "You have to be realistic about how you're going to allocate your dollars."

Zduriencik added that a lengthy negotiation could prevent the club from addressing other areas.

"Some of these things drag out, and if you're sitting there waiting on one chip, other chips in front of you might go away and you end up with nothing," he said, according to the team’s website.

Reports earlier in the week said the Mariners were potential players for Hamilton.